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Docket Article
Publication Date: 08/01/2016
The 360-review is just one of multiple surveys, questionnaires, and requests for input that hit us every day.
… Bill Mordan Publication Date: 08/01/2016 The 360-review is just one of multiple surveys, questionnaires, and requests for input that hit us every day. Resource Details Interest … supervisors, and subordinates participate in an anonymous online survey in which they rate your strengths, weaknesses, …
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the Association of Corporate Counsel
09/29/2020

As Chief Legal Officer, how can you help your organization build trust, especially during a time of crisis? In this article, learn more about how you can increase focus on social good, support the safety of your employees and stakeholders, and engage in proactive policies that will support staff while working remotely.

Resource Details
Collection: Leadership Skills, CLO Toolkit
Region: Global
Audience: CLO / GC
… Leveraging Trust in Times of Crisis: Practical Tips for Chief Legal Officers Author the Association of Corporate … Development (OECD) highlighted that “[g]enerating trust is a key factor for establishing conditions of economic … The Network is open to all ACC members . Explore ACC’s online educational programs on leadership . -    … 1371 … the …
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European Commission
03/02/2014

This Report provides an analysis of corruption within the EU’s Member States and of the steps taken to prevent and fight it. It aims to launch a debate involving the Commission, Member States, the European Parliament and other stakeholders, to assist the anti-corruption work and to identify ways in which the European dimension can help.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: European Union
… . … EN EN EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 3.2.2014 COM(2014) 38 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL … engagement to address corruption effectively. The report is hereby published now for the first time; further reports will be issued every two …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
02/07/2017

This is a sample agreement between a hotel and company.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Agreement Between Hotel and Company February 7, 2017 This is a sample agreement between a hotel and company. Resource … ROOM NIGHT COMMITMENT]. Cut-off Date: The “cut-off date” for reserving rooms in the Room Block is 5:00 p.m. local time … will be made through Customer’s customized STARGROUPS WEBSITE. Hotel will create a free customized website for
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/30/2014

Selected cases and materials related to limitations on discovery.

… validity of an arbitration clause, including whether it is subject to revocation on unconscionability grounds, is a … discuss them briefly. (See, e.g., Sokol v. Public Util. Com. (1966) 65 Cal.2d 247, 257, 53 Cal.Rptr. 673, 418 P.2d … Division home page of the Unified Court System's internet website: www.courts.state.ny.us/comdiv or in the New York Law …
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Jennifer Babe and Robert B. Hayhoe
05/20/2014
11 pages

The Canadian Anti–Spam Legislation has major implications for nonprofits doing business in Canada. Without explicit advance permission from Canadian residents, you might be precluded from contacting them by email. Don’t let your organization be caught by surprise.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada
… The Canadian Anti–Spam Legislation has major implications for nonprofits doing business in Canada. Without explicit … 51 words in its title. It has no official short title. It is being referred to as “anti spam” legislation. This is very … the message, the hyperlinks in the message to content on a website or other database, or the contact information …
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Rolf Giebeler
01/01/2013

When doing business in a foreign country, choosing a law firm and an individual lawyer is one of the more important decisions. Using the example of the German legal market, this article demonstrates that simple referrals and law firm directories do not provide sufficient determinative guidelines. Learn more about how to develop best practices for your corporation so that selecting a law firm in a foreign jurisdiction is as painless as it is important.

… country, choosing a law firm and an individual lawyer is one of the more important decisions. Using the example of … partner of Hermes&Giebeler. rgiebeler@hermesgiebeler.com 62 ASSoCiATion oF CorPorATe CoUnSel deCiSionS in … ACC hAS More MATeriAl on ThiS SUBJeCT on oUr weBSiTe. viSiT WWW.ACC.COM, where yoU CAn BrowSe oUr …
Blaise Benoit and Deana Uhl
09/01/2019
6 pages

As digital transformation initiatives continue to drive the business world, legal departments are often woefully unprepared. However, there are measures that can be taken to lessen the blow.

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Region: Australia, Brazil, European Union, China, Japan, South Korea, United States
Audience: Legal Operations
… landscape at local, national, and global levels, it is imperative that legal departments take a proactive effort … of SemGroup’s US Gulf Coast assets. bbenoit@semgroup.com Deana Uhl is a senior director in the FTI Technology … stores and then launched a completely separate retail website. It is now merging the two and integrating all of its …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/18/2020
This article explores the basic legal tenets of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and pay equity and offers practical solutions to make cultural and procedural changes that promote equality in both wages and opportunities for women and other minority groups in the workplace.
… that promote equality in both wages and opportunities for women and other minority groups in the workplace. … While corporate America has made great strides, there is no doubt that 2020 will demand more in terms of promoting … Pay equity audit checklist Establish goals. Get buy-in from senior management. Put the right team in place. …
Program Materials
07/15/2016

Sample Outside Counsel Billing Guidelines Contributed by ACC Legal Operations Members

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Source: Meetings
Audience: Legal Operations
… Adobe believes the best way to develop this relationship is to provide transparent, clear and detailed guidelines … contact Adobe’s Legal Coordinator at legalbilling@adobe.com . Name Position Rate The following standards/policies … to an Invoice (e.g. expense receipts) Log in to [“EBILLING WEBSITE”] From the Home page, click on either Created or …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
12/23/2015

These are sample social computing guidelines regarding blogs, wikis, social networks, virtual worlds and social media.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… EMPLOYEE(S)] used a wiki to create a set of guidelines for all [COMPANY EMPLOYEE(S)] who wanted to blog. These … our guidelines in light of ever-evolving technologies and online social tools to ensure they remain current to the … engage with each other, clients and partners. [COMPANY] is increasingly exploring how online discourse through social …
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Mark Tonkovich, Baker & McKenzie
05/01/2014
18 pages

An informative primer on accessing foreign tax information networks under the OECD Model Convention.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada
… LLP, Toronto (e-mail: mark.tonkovich@bakermckenzie.com). While I appreciate the insights provided by other … The paramount goal in interpreting Canada’s tax treaties is to give the text meaning based upon the language used and … documents. 51 See the Department of Finance treaty website, supra note 1. Canada also has an additional 16 tax …
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Practical Law Company
07/27/2016
43 pages

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to a Q&A that gives an overview of the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions, currency regulations and incentives; and business vehicles and their relevant restrictions and liabilities in France.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Region: France
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … http://uk.practicallaw.com/about/7-501-3536. This article is part of the multi-jurisdictional guide to doing business … by PLC. For more information about PLC, visit their website at http://www.practicallaw.com/.           For more …
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Charles Hooker, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
02/18/2016
83 pages

This InfoPak aims to assist in-house and outside counsel alike in counseling their clients toward selecting, achieving, and protecting strong brands.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … ACC or any of its lawyers, unless so stated. This InfoPAK is not intended as a definitive statement on the subject, but … on Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LPP visit their website at www.kilpatricktownsend.com, or see the About the …
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Monica Palko and Jordan Eth
06/01/2011

What could be more unpleasant than the shriek of a whistle? Try knowing that one of your employees has reported your company for violations of securities laws. New bounty provisions to the Dodd-Frank Act encourage whistleblowers to report violations to the SEC. Understand what these provisions mean for your company and its employees.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… that maintaining Dodd-Frank’s regulatory accomplishments is a “significant challenge” given the SEC’s stressed … to regulate and monitor financial and securities markets. Com- panies should take the time to reexamine how they design … ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com, where you can browse our …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/13/2022
Personal energy is a precious resource. Maintaining your energy to tackle tasks vigorously requires careful and well-informed self-regulation.
#ACCDocket #career #tips
… Hugo Nanninga Publication Date: 10/13/2022 Personal energy is a precious resource. Maintaining your energy to tackle … Source: ACC Docket … Romolo Tavani / Shutterstock.com For an in-house counsel, work can bring continual challenges …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
05/01/2014

This is an excerpt from a corporate annual meeting.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
… Circular - Invitation to Shareholders May 1, 2014 This is an excerpt from a corporate annual meeting. Resource … live webcast of the meeting will be available through our website at www.manulife.com starting at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. We look forward to …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/01/2019
As the seasons change, it’s hard to ignore the environmental challenges our society faces. And nowadays, this is especially hard for in-house counsel — with a regulatory environment that is constantly in flux. To that end, this Docket issue offers guidance for navigating these challenges, including articles focused on clean energy and what board members need to know about the company’s impact on climate change.
… challenges our society faces. And nowadays, this is especially hard for in-house counsel — with a regulatory … part of their personal development plan. Learn more at acc.com/certification . Reflecting on our increasingly globalized … experience. Whether I’m researching content on ACC’s new website, chatting with peers in an online eGroup, or …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/01/2015
Your fate and your company’s fate depend on whether you and your colleagues have adopted and mastered a practical approach to navigate a complex moral minefield where one misstep can end a brilliant career. Moreover, firms that successfully integrate moral considerations into their decision-making processes lower their enterprise risks and optimize business performance over the long term.
… Self-interest. When it comes to moral traps, no one is invincible — key features of human behavior can handicap … our ability to make sound, ethical decisions. Simplicity. For decision-making processes, what is most practical and … with the access to capital required for them to buy a house or car, pay for their education, start or sustain …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/23/2020
Amid the new US laws and amendments none were as broad and far-reaching as California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The law is expected to serve as a model for other states and nations, so in-house counsel who are not currently affected should follow its developments with an eye toward their own jurisdiction.
… as California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The law is expected to serve as a model for other states and nations, so in-house counsel who are not … consumers to request rights unless the business is only online, in which case there are other methods (e.g., forms in
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/11/2023
Indian legislation is making strides to develop prevention and grievance redressal mechanisms for women in the workforce. #ACC #ACCDocket #Laborlaw #WomenInWorkplace
… Raman Publication Date: 01/11/2023 Indian legislation is making strides to develop prevention and grievance redressal mechanisms for women in the workforce. #ACC #ACCDocket #Laborlaw … Source: ACC Docket … Banner artwork by AJP / shutterstock.com Key highlights India’s legislation against sexual …
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Vince Farhat, William Shepherd, Tenerelli
01/14/2013

This QuickCounsel focuses on the recent California Transparency in Supply Chains Act and Executive Order, and compliance issues with respect to each.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Articles Requirements for Prevention of Human Trafficking and Forced Labor Author … the public government statement that your company is supported through its supply chain by a "slave-based" … mandated by the Act must be posted on a company's website with a conspicuous link on the homepage. In the event …
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Jackson Lewis P.C.
08/25/2016

This updated InfoPAK will provide in-house counsel with information on basic US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) compliance and how to handle an OSHA inspection. OSHA is particularly aggressive from an enforcement standpoint and employers must be prepared to respond effectively to an OSHA inspection or investigation.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… compliance and how to handle an OSHA inspection. OSHA is particularly aggressive from an enforcement standpoint and … . … For  more  InfoPAKs,  please  visit  www.acc.com/infopaks   By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® … more information on Jackson Lewis P.C., please visit their website www.jacksonlewis.com.        Contents I. Introduction …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/01/2018
Implementing an effective, company-wide records management policy is challenging and resource intensive. However, the benefits that an organization derives by expending the necessary effort in launching such an initiative are well worth the investment.
… an effective, company-wide records management policy is challenging and resource intensive. However, the benefits … of sound governance and organizational risk management. For organizations operating on a global basis, records … 2014 www.aiim.org / Iron Mountain 2014, www.ironmountain.com . 5, 6, 7 Big Data Overload: Why Most Companies Can’t …
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Antitrust Working Group in cooperation with the Association Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics (BME)
12/21/2017
12 pages

Deutsches Institut für Compliance (DICO) guidelines provide the reader with practical and actionable recommendations on Compliance issues.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: European Union, Germany
… initiating a discussion regarding the subject matter but is not meant to constitute any kind of binding standard. DICO … to provide information regarding the structuring of a com- pliance programme, but also describe criteria for the … making statements in the annual report or on the company‘s website). In the latter case however, the statement, extracts …
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Garry B. Watzke
04/01/2004

Learn about technology escrow agreements in the event that your software developer goes broke or otherwise refuses to support the software.

… and technology investments. One of the best ways to do so is through an effective technology escrow program. … Whether you work for a software developer or for a com- pany in an industry that licenses software for its … to deliver services to cus- tomers, such as portals and website. 114 ACC Docket April 2004 • Partnership licensing. • …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/31/2022
Smarter Law Solutions CEO Trevor Faure encourages ACC members to take advantage of the ACC-Smarter Law Solutions free benchmarking and consultation service. #ACCDocket #ACCBenchmarking
… Law Solutions free benchmarking and consultation service for ACC members has proven to be a hit since its launch in … his candid counsel.   Why benchmark at all?  “Our company is profitable, and we’ve had no major compliance issues. … is normal good practice. The cliché that “lawyers only buy from other lawyers” has some abiding truth such that …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/09/2023
¿Por qué es importante el privilegio legal para los abogados internos? Ivana Kriznic, directora de políticas públicas de Canadá, América Latina y mercados emergentes de Verizon, se sienta con Veronica Pastor, consejera general adjunta de ACC, dentro del marco de la serie Privileged Conversations de ACC. #ACC #ACCDocket #InHouse
… Docket … Banner artwork by 5 second Studio / Shutterstock.com Ivana Kriznic es directora de políticas públicas de … el interés público en el estado de derecho. https://vimeo.com/805987740/bdcbe7d358 Lea la versión en inglés del … el secreto profesional y cómo se desarrolla en el contexto in-house?   Pastor: El secreto profesional se refiere al …
Articles
10/18/2016
6 pages

This article outlines the key benefits of a ride share service, including car and driver verification, GPS tracking and cashless transactions in the United States.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Articles Sharing is Caring: Duty of Care and the Sharing Economy October 18, … of services to better understand the benefits and risks for companies and their staff.  There are several key … people to list, find, and rent accommodation, either online or from a mobile device, by connecting home owners …
Program Materials
Steve Roth, Norma Formanek, Dan Harper, LaKeisha Marsh, Elizabeth Wall
10/29/2014

Knowing the law is key to serving your clients. Knowing why people behave the way they do and your own strengths and weaknesses in dealing with them can make you successful. Research has shown that some of the very skills that make us technically competent as lawyers actually hurt our ability to work with other people well and move our careers forward. A panel of experts will tell you how to harness your emotional intelligence, how to measure it and how to improve it.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Meetings
… Marsh, Elizabeth Wall October 29, 2014 Knowing the law is key to serving your clients. Knowing why people behave the … 1 People are watching – what do they see? Tale # 2 EQ help for the struggling peer Listen, don’t judge Solicit the … Trompnaars & Charles Hampden-Turner, Updated 3rd Edition Online Articles: Are There Universal Facial Expressions? by …
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